Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-06-24
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JAILED %MlLLIONAlREs.
Harper and Hopkins, Of tho
Fidelity, Locked Up.
jeff Davis Condemns the Presidents
Rebel Flag Return Order.

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Rebel Flag Return Order.
Jailed Bank Officers.
Cincinnati, June 23-Street excite
ment about the Fidelity bank, which has
never been great, has entirely subsidized
this morning. Bank Examiner Powell
is still in charge. II the president and
directors can be assessed to the extent of
their u it will produce about 81,
100000 az assets. There have been
no further arrests and no new develop.
ments.
Trenholm, comptroller OF currency, ar
rived and has taken charge OF the
Fidelity bank. More arrests are prob
able to-day.
The board OF directors OF the chamber
Of commerce, at a meeting held to-
day, appointed a committee Of three to
investigate the rumors Of the unmer-
camille conduct OF E. Il. Harper, Ammi
Baldwin, B. +. Hopkins and others con-
nected with the Fidelity National bank,
and to prefer charges against them in
case the proof warrants such proceedings.
The sensational feature Of to-day's
proceedings was the surrender late this
afternoon of Il. L. Harper and b. d.
Hopkins by their bondsmen. Desperate
efforts have been made by them tonight
80 get new bopdsmen, but at q late hour
they were unsuccessful. This evening
J.W. Wiltshire. the broker who TOOK
the checks Of the Fidelity bank to Chi
cago to try. to hold up the market, but
was arrested, charged with aiding IN q
wiifuI and unlawful misapplication oil
the fundslof the bark. He gave bond
in $4,000,
Later-Harper and Hopkins, being
unable to get bondsmen, went to jail
about midnight.
Washington, June 23-At the office Of
the comptroller Of the currency, il is
said no instructions have been sent to
Cincinnati for the arrest OF officers Of
the Fidelity National bank, beyond the
general instructions sent to the examiner
there to take every p%recaution to prevent
the escape of any officers who may be
criminaliy guilty.
Ste Louis, June 23-Fnnds .ol She
Fifth National bank of this city belong
ing to the Fidelity bank OF Cincinnati.
we're gsrnished to-day at the instance of
the Union National bank OF Cleveland.
to satisfy a debt Of $4,000.
JEFF Davis Condemns che Order.
Chicago, June 23--The Inter Oceans
Danville. Ill, special says: In response
to q request from Danviile that he de-
liver the address at It's fair this year. Jsf-
ferson Davis has replied that it will be
impossible for him to come to Illinois
this year. In his letter, which was receiv-
ed to-day, Mr.. Davis says, referring TO the
rebsl flag episode of recent date: 1.-THE
order of the wal department to return
the captured flags of che late confeder-
ate states was q violation OF ell known
military presidents. The flags were.
captured by the volunteer army of the
north and belong to the several states
A Desperate at Large.
Nebraska City June 2S-Late last
night the worst criminal IN the west,
Quinn Bohannon, escaped from the
county Jail, being confined under the
sentence Of death. The evidence shows
the escape was planned by friends, he
having wealthy relatives, as everything
about the Jail was. fond in the best OF
order. A deputy sheriff was arrested
this afternoon charged with aiding him,
aud the evidence is black against him.
One OF the prisoners saw the deputy &C
in the cell and let Bohapnon out. The
CRIME which Bohannon was charged with
was committed IN 1881. He murdered
Charles Cook is Lancaster county, from
which county he was removed here on
o change OF venue. His case vas before
the supreme court of the state twice and
is now before the supreme court Of the
United States, No trace of the direction
he has taken can be learned. The rewarde
offered for his capture amount to $500.
The Texas Train Robbers.
San Antonio, Texas. June 23-Last
night Geo. Schaf, "a well-known gambler,
formerly marshal of Tuling, was arrested
on the charge Of being the train robbef
leader. Capt. Dick Marshall Rankin
arrived last night with three men, ar
rested near Lagrange and suspected OF
being implicated In the Flatonia train
robbery. IL is reported the officers have
found the camping place Of seven OF the
robbers and obtained clues which make
them confident Of capturing the whole
gang.
San Antonio, June 23-This morning
II. X. Richardson, of McMullsn county,
was arrested on suspicion of being one
Of the train robbers. He gave bail.
Death In the Mine
Wilkesbarre, Pa, June 23-An acci-
dent occurred in slope four Of the
~SusqIehanna Coal cornpany's mine,
caused by the explosion Of gas. At 8
O'Clock last night a gang of men who
we're engaged in driving q gangway 10
the slope entered the mine. and this
morning three of their comrades were
hronoht IN tho Eurfoco daad ava g,,~ 10